Links to other sites
Bodies
Asbestos Control and Abatement Division (ACAD)
Part of the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA)
British Occupational Hygiene Society
Responsible for the BOHS P402 qualification for asbestos surveyors
Cancer Research UK
Information about cancer and cancer care
Department for Work and Pensions
Sponsoring department for the Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
The government organization responsible for dealing with asbestos in England and Wales
Health and Safety Executive's information on asbestos
HSE's guidance on asbestos
Jerrold Baldwin Informatics Consultants
Designers, ISP and webmasters of the this website (www.avasbestos.co.uk)
NHS Direct
NHS's help with health concerns and a source of information on health
Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA)
Asbestos Control and Abatement Division (ACAD) parent body
United States Geological Survey
Source of scanning electron microscope images of asbestos
Specific information
Abdomen: Cancer Research UK
Acrobat Reader: Adobe
Amosite: Wikipedia
Amphibole: Wikipedia
Asbestos: Wikipedia
Asbestos: Health and Safety Executive
Blood: NHS Direct
Blue asbestos (see Riebeckite): Wikipedia
Brown asbestos: Wikipedia
Chrysotile: Wikipedia
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (HTML version): OPSI
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 (PDF version): OPSI
Cookie: Wikipedia
Corticosteroid: NHS Direct
Crocidolite (see Riebeckite): Wikipedia
HTML (hypertext meta language): Wikipedia
Lungs: NHS Direct
Lungs: Cancer Research UK
MDHS100 surveys (Types 1, 2, and 3): Health and Safety Executive
Oxygen: NHS Direct
Pain: NHS Direct
PDF (portable document format): Wikipedia
Serpentine: Wikipedia
Tissue: NHS Direct
White asbestos: Wikipedia
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